Wardrobe.



N0- 828,606. 1 PATENTED AUG. 14, 1906. N. L. JENSEN. WARDROBE.-

APPLIGATION FILED APR.24,1905.

THE NORRIS PETERS so, WASHINGTON, n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1906.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,038.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELS L. JENSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Superior, in the county of Douglas and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wardrobes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wardrobes, and has for its object the provisionof a wardrobe which may be partly dismembered and folded in compact formfor removal.

It has for a further object the provision of a wardrobe in which theclothes-enveloping sides and top may be easily folded back to expose theclothes to View.

With these and other objects in view it consists of the constructions,combinations, and arrangements of parts hereinafter de scribed andclaimed.

I11 the herewith accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective viewof my said i11- vention, the curtain being shown in broken lines andbeing broken away at the bottom to save space on the illustration. Fig.2 is a front elevation of a portion of the clothessupporting bracket,showing the hood mounted thereon in collapsed or backward-foldedposition. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of a portion of said hood,showing the preferred method of connecting the wires thereof together.

In the drawings, 1 is a standard of any suitable construction andsupported in any suitable manner, but preferably attached to the wall ofa room. Said standard is provided with apertured lugs or brackets 2 and2", formed thereon or secured thereto, through the apertures of whichbrackets is passed a rod 3, adapted to engage apertures formed inswinging brackets 4, which are pivoted on said rod between the brackets2 and 2 Upon said swinging brackets are secured in any suitable mannerone or more clothessupporting hooks 4 Mounted upon said standard is acollapsible hood or curtainsup porting frame comprising the post 5,adapted at its lower end to project into a recess or socket formed inthe upper end of said standard. Said post is provided with eyes 5, 5 and5. Extending at'an angle to said post is the base-rod 6, anchored in anysuitable manner to said rod, preferably by being bent around the sameintermediate of its ends, which base-rod is provided at its oppositeends with large hooks or eyes 6 formed thereon preferably by bending theends thereof, which eyes are adapted to engage eyes or loops 7 formed inthe lower ends of bows 7. Secured to said rod 5, near its lower end andpreferably formed by a loop made in any suitable manner in the base-rod6, is an eye 6 adapted to engage eyes or loops 8 formed on the lowerends of spokes 8, which also have eyes or loops 8' formed in their upperends. The eye 8 in the rearward one of'said spokes preferably engagesthe eye 5 formed in said post. The eyes 8 in the others of said spokesengage loops 7 formed in respectively corresponding ones of said bowsintermediate of their ends. The loop 7' formed in the rearward one ofsaid bows preferably engages the eye or loop 5 of said post. The outerends of said spokes are coupled together successively or in series bylinks which are formed, respectively, of two members 9 and 9 having eyesor loops 9 formed on their outer ends, adapted to engage the loops 8 insaid spokes, said links being jointed at their centers, as by theengagement of opposite loops or eyes 9, formed upon the opposing ends ofsaid members. Said eye 5 is adapted to receive a nail (not shown) forfurther supporting said hood. The standard 2 preferably has apertures 2*formed therein for the passage of nails or screws (not shown) forsecuring the same to the wall. Said hood is adapted to support a pair ofcurtains 10, which preferably depend to or near-the floor and form acovering or partial inclosing wall for said clothes-rack. In operationthe curtain may be readily parted to reach the clothes, or, if desired,the curtain may be thrown back on the hood and the hood raised to fullyexpose the clothes or clothes-rack. When it is desired to remove saidWardrobe to a new location, the curtain may be taken off and folded. Thehood will then be taken down and collapsed into a flat position. The rod3 will then be removed and the brackets 4 taken from their support, andthe standard will then be removed from the wall. If desired, the hooks 4may also be removed from the brackets. It is obvious that all theseparts may then be packed into I venience usually attending the sweepingof space under heavy wardrobes, which have to be moved for the purpose.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

In a wardrobe, the combination of a standard, swinging bracketspivotally mounted thereon, a collapsible hood or curtain-supportingframe mounted on said standard and comprising a post mounted on saidstandard, a base-rod secured to said post and extending transverselythereof, a series of bows supported at their ends by said base-rod and aseries of spokes, each connected at one end to said post and looselyconnected at its opposite end to one of said bows, and connectinglinksengaging said bows in series intermediate of the ends of said bows andconnecting said bows together, the first of said links being secured tosaid post substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

NELS L. JENSEN. Witnesses:

F. S. PARKER, GEORGE LARSEN.

